Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2024 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A10602
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER AMATO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A10602 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Employees
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §207-r, Gen Muni L
2023-A10602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10602 I N A S S E M B L Y June 20, 2024 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Pheffer Amato) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Employees AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to disabilities of fire alarm dispatchers in certain cities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 207-r to read as follows: § 207-R. DISABILITIES OF FIRE ALARM DISPATCHERS IN CERTAIN CITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO THE CONTRARY, EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW AND THE LABOR LAW, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART, RESULTING IN TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER, A SUPERVISING FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER LEVEL ONE OR A SUPERVISING FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER LEVEL TWO OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, OR ANY RETIRED MEMBER OF SUCH DEPARTMENT WHO HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR FIVE OR LESS YEARS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ENTRY INTO THE SERVICE OF SUCH DEPARTMENT, WHICH EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF SUCH CONDITION, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY BE PROVED BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE. § 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act shall be borne by the city of New York. § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none of the provisions of this act shall be subject to the appropriation requirement of section 25 of the retirement and social security law. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: SUMMARY: This proposed legislation would provide Fire Alarm Dispatch- ers of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) a rebutt- able statutory presumption that a qualifying partial or total disability or death related to a heart disease was incurred in the performance of duty. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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